The latest peace agreement plan includes Ukraine joining the European Union in 2027

**December 12 (FT) — Ukraine could join the European Union as early as 2027 under a fast-track proposal agreed to by the U.S. and the U.K., a move set to overhaul the bloc’s membership accession process, the Financial Times reported Wednesday.** **Sources with knowledge of the matter told the outlet the latest draft of the Ukraine peace proposal explicitly specifies Ukraine’s EU accession date as January 1, 2027. The sources added this accelerated timeline would upend the EU’s “performance-based” framework for admitting new members, forcing the bloc to reevaluate its entire accession process.** **Separately, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s foreign policy advisor, Ushakov, said Friday Moscow has not yet reviewed the latest draft of the U.S.-backed peace plan involving Ukraine and its European allies. “Once we review it, I suspect we won’t be pleased with much of its content,” Ushakov stated.** **Ushakov also rejected a proposal floated by the Trump administration that the frontline Donbas region be designated a “free economic zone.”**